The Works of the English Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, Volumes 3-5Samuel Johnson C. Bathurst, 1779 - English poetry |
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... yet be not fad . Evil into the Mind of God or Man May come and go , fo unapprov'd , and leave No spot or blame behind : Which gives me hope That what in fleep thou didst abhor to dream , Waking thou never wilt consent to do . Be not ...
... yet be not fad . Evil into the Mind of God or Man May come and go , fo unapprov'd , and leave No spot or blame behind : Which gives me hope That what in fleep thou didst abhor to dream , Waking thou never wilt consent to do . Be not ...
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| Title | The Works of the English Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, Volumes 3-5 The Works of the English Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, Samuel Johnson |
| Editor | Samuel Johnson |
| Publisher | C. Bathurst, 1779 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Dec 21, 2005 |
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